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CVE-2023-25561

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Summary

DataHub is an open-source metadata platform. In the event a system is using Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) authentication and that system is given a configuration which contains an error, the authentication for the system will fail open and allow an attacker to login using any username and password. The reason for this is that while an error is thrown in the `authenticateJaasUser` method it is swallowed without propagating the error. As a result of this issue unauthenticate

Description

DataHub is an open-source metadata platform. In the event a system is using Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS) authentication and that system is given a configuration which contains an error, the authentication for the system will fail open and allow an attacker to login using any username and password. The reason for this is that while an error is thrown in the `authenticateJaasUser` method it is swallowed without propagating the error. As a result of this issue unauthenticated users may gain access to the system. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue. This vulnerability was discovered and reported by the GitHub Security lab and is tracked as GHSL-2022-081.

CVSS Score
5.7
Medium
EPSS Score
0.2
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2023-02-11
First Seen: 2026-01-05
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence

This CVE is Lower Risk - more severe than 31.9% of all 348,756 vulnerabilities in our database.

#237,406
Below average severity
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Mar 10, 2025
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
SSVC data provided by CISA
Last Modified 2025-12-03
Source NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)
CWE-755

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor Product Status Affected Versions
datahub datahub Affected
< 0.8.45

🔗 References 2

https://github.com/datahub-project/datahub/blob/fdf4...
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/datahub-project/datahub/security/...
Vendor Advisory

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